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Page-3 of Current Affairs - March, 2014

“Universal Account Number (UAN)”- will be provided by EPFO from Oct 2014

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) will provide permanent account numbers to it’s’ over five crore subscribers from October, 2014. EPFO is a statutory body of the Government...

March 28, 2014

“Indian Rhino Vision (IRV) 2020”-Launched by WHO-India to protect Vulnerable Rhinos

WHO-India launched Indian Rhino Vision (IRV) 2020 programme to protect and increase the population of the one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). IVR 2020 is a partnership among the Government...

March 28, 2014

“Jammu and Kashmir”- First state to declare all Election booths as No Smoking Zones

Jammu and Kashmir became the first state in the country to declare all election booths in the Lok Sabha polls 2014 as no smoking zones. It will be...

March 28, 2014

WHO declared South-East Asia region polio-free

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared South-East Asia region as polio-free region. The certification is being hailed as a historic milestone in the global fight to eradicate the...

March 28, 2014

Scientists discovered how to avoid a speeding ticket

The researchers from University of Leicester found that the drivers could escape detection by driving so fast that their number plates would appear invisible to speed cameras. The...

March 27, 2014

“Kolkata”- World's 7th most riskiest city

As per the World’s Riskiest Cities 2014 report, Kolkata emerged as the world’s 7th most risky city, the only entry from India, when it comes to being under...

March 27, 2014

BofA-ML pricks poll bubble: India’s growth depends on global cycle

As per the American brokerage Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) report titled, ‘Will markets be third time lucky? Three big ifs: Polls, the El Nino, and the dollar’,...

March 27, 2014

WHO: Air pollution top environmental health risk

As per the new estimate of World Health Organization (WHO), Air pollution is the world’s single largest environmental health risk that caused 7 million deaths in 2012, 80%...

March 27, 2014

25th Arab summit 2014: Rejected Israel as 'Jewish state'

The Arab Summit refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and condemned the Israeli illegal settlements established on the Palestinian territories.  Highlights of 25th Arab Summit 2014...

March 27, 2014

Soon, Kotak Mahindra Bank link current accounts to Twitter

The private lender bank, Kotak Mahindra launched a new current account product that will enable the account holders to undertake 21 services viz. cheque book requisitioning, checking last...

March 27, 2014

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